When Celtic will know Cameron Carter Vickers fitness for Atalanta as 'careless' defending creeps in again

Brendan Rodgers admitted 10 minutes of carelessness cost Celtic as Aberdeen blasted back from two goals down to take a point in a sensational top of the table showdown at Parkhead.

The Hoops boss said he will find out on Sunday if Cameron Carter-Vickers is fit to return to his backline for Wednesday’s Champions League trip to face Atalanta. But he knows he could be doing with the American international back at the heart of his ropey backline that was given a torrid second half pounding from the Pittodrie men.

A remarkable encounter saw Ester Sokler and Graeme Shinnie net after the break to cancel out Reo Hatate and Kyogo’s first half strikes and ensure the Dons remain level on points with the champions. Both sides had goals chalked off as the game careered into 12 added minutes at the end. Rodgers said he knew it wasn’t going to be perfect with so many of his players returning from international duty. But he said: “We’re obviously disappointed.

“When you drop points, whether it's home or away, but especially at home you're disappointed. So no, we got punished for being careless in that ten minute period.

We had good control first half, should have been more in front. And then probably around about that 50th minute, 60th minute, a little bit passive, without the ball, lacked aggression.

“And when you play how we play, if you don't have that, then there's a space in behind. And they finished it well.

“And obviously in the second one we were careless, we gave it a bit in a really, really poor area. And then they get the goal for two each.

“But then after that we go again and whatever it was, 32 shots or something on goal. And that makes you a really good defending by them and really good goalkeeping we didn't get the